Curious Lot of Heads Hand-carved from Old Spools old plumb ("Teach me to feel another's

("Teach me to feel another's woe / To hide the fault I see / That mercy I to others show / That mercy show to me

The wood handle is well worn

became a popular means of enhancing household furnishings

and with the added joy of running one's fingers through them

and there is all over wear to the black paint

Curious Lot of Heads Hand-carved from Old Spools old plumb ("Teach me to feel another'sI found these all together in an old cardboard boxall but two of them carved from old thread spools. I believe they were intended to be pieces on a chess board, and there are enough here to make up one side (16), though apart from the queen, and one helmeted knight, I am not quite sure who is who! What a fun bunch though, well done and representing quite a cast of characters. I especially love the use of found color, and the preservation of the top